By Alex Beam Globe Columnist / October 11, 2008 Thank heavens for the Internet; it’s put the surprise back in October Surprise. Here is the latest big-picture conspiracy theory, which has been gathering strength on the blogosphere the way a hurricane feeds on Caribbean waters: It is widely believed, both online and, increasingly, offline, that [...]
Archive for October 11th, 2008
11 Oct
Memo to Media: The Palin Rape-Kit Story Has Not Been ‘Debunked’
By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. Posted October 9, 2008. The central, undisputed facts of Palin’s actions remain hidden in plain sight for all to see. It’s time for the press to take a closer look. Gov. Sarah Palin’s introduction onto the national stage has ignited scores of Alaska-based narratives and mini-controversies as [...]
11 Oct
McCain and Bush: Unconcerned with the Needs of Ordinary Americans
By Robert Scheer, Truthdig. Posted October 8, 2008. McCain is not a perfect replica of George W. Bush. But neither man seems to have any sense of how we actually live or what we need from government. I am not a conventionally religious man, or even a very superstitious one, but I [...]
11 Oct
Find out how the candidates compare on a range of issues from torture to wrongful convictions.
AlterNet. Posted October 11, 2008. There’s no question the Bush administration has presided over some of the most sweeping expansions of executive power in our country’s history. Most of them, like the government’s secret spying program, can be traced back to September 11. The terrorist attacks changed the rules of the counterterrorism game by [...]
11 Oct
The Palin Troopergate Report – a Lawyer’s View
Daily Kos by oregondem Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 07:15:45 PM PDT How could Gov. Sarah Palin have “abused her power” by violating the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act,” if her firing of Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan was a “proper and lawful exercise of her constitutional and statutory authority”? Update: upaithric in a [...]
11 Oct
Paulson will start buying bank shares
Posted Oct 11th 2008 11:10AM by Douglas McIntyre Filed under: Citigroup Inc. (C), Financial Crisis As had been expected, The Treasury will begin to take equity positions in major U.S. banks. According to MarketWatch, “The plan calls for banks to be recapitalized with public and private funds, but makes no specific mention of another common suggestion.” [...]
11 Oct
The economy
CNN By Stephen Gandel and Paul J. Lim Last Updated: October 9, 2008: 12:29 PM ET If you’re watching the news and scratching your head wondering what bomb hit the economy, you’re certainly not alone. It’s rough out there. People are losing their jobs, retirement dreams are going up in smoke and personal wealth is [...]
11 Oct
Troopergate report: Palin abused authority
By KENNETH P. VOGEL | 10/10/08 Sarah Palin was found to have abused her power as governor in Troopergate. Photo: AP Sarah Palin violated the trust Alaskans placed in her as their governor in how she handled the events surrounding the firing of a state official who had refused to dismiss her ex-brother-in-law [...]
11 Oct
Read the text of Bush’s speech
President Bush said the global crisis is serious and vowed that world leaders would act together to restore stability to economies and markets. October 11, 2008: 9:49 AM ET WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) — Here is the text of President Bush’s speech about the world response to the financial crisis, following a meeting with the G7 finance [...]
11 Oct
ELDERS’ SELF-INTEREST IS TO VOTE FOR OBAMA
Saul Friedman Gray Matters October 11, 2008 With less than a month before this most important election in my lifetime, I’ll leave it to the professional pundits to provide the differences between the major candidates on the cosmic issues of war and peace, the future of the economy and climate change. Instead, I will take [...]
11 Oct
SENIOR CITIZEN MAY GET A SHOCK WHEN THEY SEE MEDICARE DRUG PLAN PREMIUMS FOR 2009
Medicare administrator urges every senior to check their plan and other options By Tucker Sutherland, editor, SeniorJournal.com Oct. 8, 2008 – Senior citizens may be in for a big surprise if they just renew their Medicare Part D drug plan this year, without checking the details – like the premium, co-pays and deductibles. The cost [...]
11 Oct
Back-to-basics banking
By Robert Kuttner October 11, 2008 “Simplify, simplify, simplify!” Henry David Thoreau ONCE WE have a functioning banking system again, banks need to go back to the basics – taking in deposits and making loans – so that investors and examiners can once again know that their assets have worth. I recently debated an economist from the [...]
